Anonymous
09/05/2022 22:12
Subject: UVA or Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:65% students from VA at UVA. Sure it is cheaper for in state, it’s high school all over again.
Yes, 65 percent of entering first years are residents of the 12th most populated state in the US. 8.7 million, to be exactly. Other than TJ, no more than 1/2 of one percent of the entering class graduated from the same high school. That the number is higher for TJ says more about the quality of UVA than anything else, since it's generally regardless as the nation's best public high school (no, my kids didn't attend TJ).
If you want to spend three times as much money to send your kid to a private college whose academic reputation and offerings are no better (and, let's be honest, generally not as good) just to avoid the possibility of a passing glance of a high school classmate on campus, then have at it. Some of us are reasonable.
Academic reputation is no better? Name one ranking in which UVA is higher than G’TOWN.
Anonymous
09/05/2022 21:32
Subject: Re:UVA or Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How do you feel about the potential impact of Youngkin’s ability to appoint members to the BoV, which governs the school? (Within the next few years, virtually all appointees will be by Youngkin, which could have a lot of implications for what/how things are taught at UVA.)
Nothing will change.
+1
All governors appoint their cronies. The faculty teach what they want.
Ask professors in Florida if that’s true. Or ask the professors who’ve left Wisconsin-Madison after they weakened tenure protections.
Ok, what would those professors say? Do you have actual examples of profs fired for teaching “wrong” things? And what exactly did either state do to tenured profs?
Anonymous
09/05/2022 21:31
Subject: Re:UVA or Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How do you feel about the potential impact of Youngkin’s ability to appoint members to the BoV, which governs the school? (Within the next few years, virtually all appointees will be by Youngkin, which could have a lot of implications for what/how things are taught at UVA.)
Nothing will change.
+1
All governors appoint their cronies. The faculty teach what they want.
Ask professors in Florida if that’s true. Or ask the professors who’ve left Wisconsin-Madison after they weakened tenure protections. Who runs a state has real implications for public universities—especially when the people who run the state are Republicans who relied on the culture war to win their elections.
We're not talking about Florida. We're not talking about Wisconsin either. We're talking about Virginia, where among other things governors are limited to one term. Yes, Youngkin is nuts but he's not the first Republican governor Virginia has ever had. UVA will outlive him, trust me.
Anonymous
09/05/2022 21:23
Subject: UVA or Georgetown
I,E. Won because that’s what the one’s footing the bill wanted.
Anonymous
09/05/2022 21:15
Subject: Re:UVA or Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How do you feel about the potential impact of Youngkin’s ability to appoint members to the BoV, which governs the school? (Within the next few years, virtually all appointees will be by Youngkin, which could have a lot of implications for what/how things are taught at UVA.)
Nothing will change.
+1
All governors appoint their cronies. The faculty teach what they want.
Ask professors in Florida if that’s true. Or ask the professors who’ve left Wisconsin-Madison after they weakened tenure protections. Who runs a state has real implications for public universities—especially when the people who run the state are Republicans who relied on the culture war to win their elections.
Anonymous
09/05/2022 20:59
Subject: UVA or Georgetown
PP here. Sorry for the stupid typos. But they're less stupid than suggesting that UVA is "like high school again'" LOL
Anonymous
09/05/2022 20:57
Subject: UVA or Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:65% students from VA at UVA. Sure it is cheaper for in state, it’s high school all over again.
Yes, 65 percent of entering first years are residents of the 12th most populated state in the US. 8.7 million, to be exactly. Other than TJ, no more than 1/2 of one percent of the entering class graduated from the same high school. That the number is higher for TJ says more about the quality of UVA than anything else, since it's generally regardless as the nation's best public high school (no, my kids didn't attend TJ).
If you want to spend three times as much money to send your kid to a private college whose academic reputation and offerings are no better (and, let's be honest, generally not as good) just to avoid the possibility of a passing glance of a high school classmate on campus, then have at it. Some of us are reasonable.
Anonymous
09/05/2022 20:46
Subject: UVA or Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:65% students from VA at UVA. Sure it is cheaper for in state, it’s high school all over again.
This is such a stupid cliche. I have to kids there from Va and they have met tons of people from outside Va and don’t hang out with any of the 10 people in their class from their high school. Don’t even see them ever.
It’s not high school 2.0, that’s VT or JMU
Anonymous
09/05/2022 20:41
Subject: UVA or Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:65% students from VA at UVA. Sure it is cheaper for in state, it’s high school all over again.
This
Anonymous
09/05/2022 20:39
Subject: UVA or Georgetown
65% students from VA at UVA. Sure it is cheaper for in state, it’s high school all over again.
Anonymous
09/05/2022 20:12
Subject: UVA or Georgetown
If you're a Virginia resident and your kid has the stats to get into Georgetown, you'd be crazy not to send them to UVA unless (1) they are only interested in the SFS and (2) you seriously have money to burn. Because that's exactly what you'll be doing.
Anonymous
09/05/2022 20:10
Subject: Re:UVA or Georgetown
What type of student/major would excel at Georgetown over UVA?
Anonymous
09/05/2022 20:06
Subject: Re:UVA or Georgetown
For most students for most majors, UVA.
Anonymous
09/05/2022 18:29
Subject: UVA or Georgetown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP
1. UVA instate way less expensive so yes for some a consideration.
2. Religion Catholic not everyone is comfortable with a religious College. I personally would never send my kid given the Child Abuse scandal and the way it's been handled nope never.
Georgetown is a great school, just not for everyone.
My Jewish kid is at Georgetown. It is really such a light touch as to be non-existent.
This. If you want a real Catholic college, go to BC or ND.
Anonymous
09/05/2022 17:11
Subject: Re:UVA or Georgetown
Which is better for business school?